Global Patent Index - EP 0892084 A1

EP 0892084 A1 19990120 - Method for preventing contamination by lead from metallic piping devices

Title (en)

Method for preventing contamination by lead from metallic piping devices

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Verhinderung von Bleikontamination durch Rohrleitungsvorrichtungen

Title (fr)

Procédé pour éviter la contamination par le plomb à partir de dispositifs métallique de canalisation

Publication

EP 0892084 A1 19990120 (EN)

Application

EP 98112550 A 19980707

Priority

JP 20264897 A 19970714

Abstract (en)

A method for preventing contamination by lead from a piping device (3) made of a lead-containing copper alloy includes the step (13) of chemically conditioning with an acid-containing detergent (2) at least part of the piping device coming into contact with a liquid, thereby inducing corrosion of lead dissolved out onto a surface layer of the liquid-contacting part of the piping device to delead the surface layer of the liquid-contacting part.

IPC 1-7

C23F 1/00; E03C 1/04

IPC 8 full level

B08B 9/02 (2006.01); C23F 1/00 (2006.01); C23F 15/00 (2006.01); C23G 1/10 (2006.01); E03B 7/09 (2006.01); F16L 58/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C23F 1/00 (2013.01); E03B 7/006 (2013.01); F16L 58/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0892084 A1 19990120; AU 744700 B2 20020228; AU 744700 C 20021107; AU 7504998 A 19990121; CN 1131340 C 20031217; CN 1214376 A 19990421; HK 1018709 A1 19991230; JP 3345569 B2 20021118; JP H1129887 A 19990202

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98112550 A 19980707; AU 7504998 A 19980708; CN 98119817 A 19980714; HK 99103738 A 19990831; JP 20264897 A 19970714